- Ōhi Toshio Chōzaemon XI is the 11th generation head of his familys lineage. He illustrates this legacy of Ōhi ware in bowls and other items for tea ceremonies, both utilitarian and purely aesthetic. Ōhi earned a master’s degree in fine art from Boston University and in addition, his many opportunities aboard enabled him to develop his own perspective and understanding of his family’s Ōhi ware. His sharp forms and nuanced colors are the results of both the long Ōhi ware tradition and the artist’s inspirational journeys around the world. In 2015, he received the Japan Prime Minister Award at The 54th Japan Contemporary Kōgei Exhibition, which was held at Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum in Japan.
- Timeline:
- 1970s Studied under father, Chozaemon X
- 1985 Served as Artist in Residence at Boston University
- 1997 Served as Visiting Associate Professor at Rochester Institute of Technology
- 2004 Served as Instructor at Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music
- 2009 Japanese Contemporary Craft, Onishi Gallery, New York
- Selected Exhibitions
- 2013–2020 Asia Week, New York, US
- 2018 Real Japan in Kanazawa, Isetan, Singapore, US
- 2017 The 64th Japan Traditional Kōgei Exhibition, Japan, US
- 2016 Contemporary Japanese Ceramics, Embassy of Japan, Washington D.C., US
- 2015 Japanese Kōgei: Future Forward, Museum of Arts and Design, New York, US
Selected Public Collections
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art | California, US
- Everson Museum of Art | Syracuse, US
- Musée Ariana | Geneva, Switzerland
- Design Museum Gent | Belgium
- Sévres Ceramics Museum | Sévres, France
- Taipei Fine Arts Museum | Taiwan
- Honolulu Museum of Art | Hawaii, US
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21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art | Kanazawa, Japan